Railway



Patented Feb. 2, 1926.

Uiiiirti STATES yFATENT OFFICE.

JOHN lV. KNGADE, OF SPRINGFEE'LD, OHO, ASSGNOR OF' TWO-FIFTHS TO FRANK E.

SNYPP, OF SRINGFIELD, O-IO.

RAILWAY.

Application led June 20, 1923. Serial No. 646,597.

To ZZ whom z5 may concer/12;'

Be it known that I, JOHN M; KINCADE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of hiO, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railways, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to railways, and, in particular, to railway sleepers and rail supports.

It is the object of my invention to provide a railway sleeper of metal with detachable baseplates for retaining and positioning the rails on the sleepers.

It is a further object of my invention to provide means of looking said sleepers, rails, and baseplates into engagement with one another.

It is an additional object to provide a cap over the locking mea-ns to prevent'it being tampered with and to prevent it becoming rusted or otherwise deteriorated.

It is a further object to provide such an arrangement of parts that they will have great strength, will be of minimum weight, will he easily assembled by ordinary labor, and will be rigid and durable.

My invention is particularly adaptable to conditions where railways are to be put down and taken up, and the same material used, and also adaptable to use in tropical countries where wood can not be employed.

It is a further object of my invention to provide suoli an arrangement of parts as may be used in cities where track equipment is embedded in concrete and permanently covered by street material suoli as brick and the like, as my invention is adapted to permanent installations of this character.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a sleeper with a baseplate mounted on one end thereof.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the sleeper without any mountings of any sort thereon.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3--3 of a sleeper tuting my invention.

Figure 8 is an enlarged detail of one end of the sleeper with a rail in position, together with the baseplate, locks, and cover.

Figure 9 is a plan view of one end of the sleeper with rail in position, suitably locked on its baseplate'.v This view illustrates a modifiedforin of baseplate.

Figure 10 is a section on the line 10-10 of Figure 9.

Figure ll is a section on the line 11-11 of Figure: 8.

Figure 12 is a section on the line 12--12 of Figure 8.

Referring to the drawings in detail:

l refers to the base of the sleeper, which is preferably composed of two parts at an angle to one another. Upon this base l is mounted. a vertical portion 2, having a capplate 3 mounted thereon. This cap-plate is narrow, as at 4t, between the ends of the sleeper. At the ends of the sleeper, the cap-plate is extended as at 5. A notch 6 is eut on either side ateach end of the sleeper in the cap-plate for purposes hereinafter indicated.

A baseplate 7 is provided, having a pair ofapertures 8 for the passage therethrough of retaining or locking bolts. One end of this plate is provided with an upsta-nding shoulder 9. rlhe other end of the base plate is provided with an overhanging shoulder 10, which is extended into an oppositely disposed shoulder 11, which rests upon the top of the cap-plate of the sleeper. The upper surface of this portion of the baseplate is divided into a series of ridges or corrugations 12, in order to lend strength to the structure, and still have the requisite lightness. This plate is made of malleable material. y

Beneath this end of the baseplate, there are located a pair of downwardly and laterally extending fingers 13 on either side of the plate, on the base thereof. These fingers are separated from one another, but are arranged parallel to one another. The plate is provided, adjacent the lingers and adjacent each side thereof, with downwardly extending flanges 14, so that these flanges will embrace either side of the cap-plate of the sleeper. The fingers 13 are adapted to project downwardly and forwardly beneath the outer portions of the cap-plate adjacent the notch 6; the lingers themselves pass through the notch G, which is so arranged as to accommodate them. rIhe end of the notch 6 as at 15 is adapted therefore to abut against the end 16 of the base-plate.

The rail 17 is mounted upon the baseplate with one edge beneath the overhanging shoulder 10. The other edge is embraced by the nuts 18 of the bolts 19, which are also provided with the lheads 20, which engage the under sides of the top plate 5 passing through the top plate through the apertures 21. In order to lock the nuts 18 in position, as the nuts are perfectly hexagonal I provide locking plates having square openings therein. 'Ihese plates are designated 22, and their openings 23. The nuts 18 fit within the openings, and are prevented from turning while the plates fit between the rail and the shoulders on the baseplate, which also prevents these plates from rotating.

In order to protect these nuts from being tampered with and from becoming rusted, I have a cap-plate or cover which extends across the top of these'nuts and downwardly on either side of the baseplate and on either side of the cap-plateof the sleeper. The lower ends of these arms are then bent over beneath the cap-plate of the sleeper, as the cover plate in question is of malleable material. This cap or cover plate is designated 24, its depending arms are designated 25, and the bent over ends are designated 26.

It will thus be seen that I ain enabled to mount the rail rigidly, and to lock it in position, with meansof preventing it being unlocked.

If it is desired, I may dispense with the locking plate 22 and provide apertures 27 within the cover plate 24 to receive the nuts 18, to prevent them being turned after the cover plate has been installed.

If such arrangement is not employed, and no cover plate is used, I also provide downwardly extending arms 26 on the locking plates 22, which can likewise be bent over under the cap of the sleeper.

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as may be fairly embraced within it, and as may be found necessary in adapting it to various conditions in the art in the course of the application of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. rIhe combination in a track equipment of a sleeper, a baseplate mounted thereon, a rail mounted on said baseplate and engaged thereby, means for locking said rail,

baseplate, and sleeper to one another, means for preventing said locking means from becoming unlocked, and means for preventing access to said locking means.

2. In combination in a track equipment, a sleeper having a cap-plate with portions thereof cut away near either' end of the sleeper, a baseplate having depending and laterally extending fingers adaptedY to project through the cut-away portions in the cap-plate of the sleeper and beneath a portion of said cap-plate, a shoulder on said base-plate for engaging the base of a rail, a rail mounted on said base-plate, means to lock said baseplate, rail, and sleeper to one another passing through said cap-plate, a second shoulder on said base-plate, and means interposed between said shoulder and said rail for engaging with the locking means to prevent it becoming unlocked.

3. In combination in a track equipment, a sleeper having a cap-plate with portions thereof cut away near either end of the sleeper, a base-plate having depending and laterally extending lingers adapted to project through the cut-away portions in the capplate of the sleeper and beneath a portion of said baseplate, a shoulder on said baseplate for engaging the base of a` rail, a rail mounted on said baseplate, means to lock said baseplate, rail, and sleeper to one another passing through said cap-plate, a second shoulder on said baseplate, means interposed between said shoulder and said rail for engaging with the locking -means to prevent it becoming unlocked, and means for engaging the top of said locking means to prevent access thereto, and means of engaging the bottom of said locking means to prevent withdrawal thereof.

4. In combination in a track equipment, a sleeper, a baseplate having projecting members inserted beneath a portion of said sleeper, while the other portion thereof is mounted thereon, side-walls on either side of said baseplate engaging with portions of the c sleeper, a shoulder on said baseplate for engaging with a rail, and means for locking said rail, baseplate, and sleeper to one another.

5. In combination in a track equipment, a sleeper, a baseplate having projecting meinhers inserted beneath a, portion of said sleeper', While the other portion thereof is mounted thereon, side-Walls on either' side of said baseplate engaging With portions of the sleeper, e shoulder on said beseplate for engaging with a rail, and means for looking said rail, basepla-te, and sleeper to one another, said beseplate havingl a plurality of strengthening ribs thereon.y

6. In a track equipment, a base-plate having apertures therein, an up-standing shoulder at one end, an overhanging shoulder at the other, having an extension forming an oppositely disposed shoulder, u linger eX- tending downwardly end laterally from said base-plate on either side thereof, and flanges exl'tending downwardly on each side of said p ate. v

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

JOI-IN M. KINCADE. 

